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November 2016 Our Health


American Diabetes Association issues new recommendations on physical activity and exercise


The Association


American Diabetes announces


comprehensive regular,


structured


guidelines physical


less overall


updated, for


for everyone with diabetes and recommends


calls for three


exercise sedentary


time every day. The most notable recommendation


or more minutes of light activity, such as walking, leg extensions or overhead arm stretches, every 30 minutes during prolonged sedentary activities for improved blood sugar management, particularly for people with type 2 diabetes. This is a shift from the


recommendation movement


Association's previous of physical


every 90 minutes of


sedentary time. All types of diabetes are addressed in "Physical Activity/ Exercise


and Diabetes: A Position


Statement of the American Diabetes Association," to be published in the November 2016 issue of Diabetes Care, which will be available online on October 25, 2016, at 3:00 p.m. ET.


when prolonged sitting is interrupted every 30 minutes—with three minutes or more of standing or light-intensity activities, such as:


leg lifts or extensions; overhead arm stretches; desk chair swivels; torso twists; side lunges; and walking in place. Physical


movement


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excellent suggestions on what to do, why to do it and how to do it safely."


This is the first time the


Association has issued independent, comprehensive guidelines on physical activity and exercise for all people with


diabetes, including type Additionally, there


type 2 and gestational diabetes, and prediabetes.


1, is


emphasis on various categories of physical activity—aerobic


exercise,


resistance training, flexibility and balance training, and general lifestyle activity—and the benefits of each for people with diabetes. The new report is based upon an extensive review of more than 180 papers of the latest diabetes research, and includes the expertise of leaders in the field of diabetes and exercise physiology from top research institutions in the U.S., Canada and Australia.


improves


blood sugar management in people who have sedentary jobs and in people who are overweight, obese and who have difficulty maintaining blood sugars in a healthy range.


"These are intended updated guidelines to ensure everyone Sedentary behavior—awake time


that involves prolonged sitting, such as sitting at a desk on the computer, sitting in a meeting or watching TV— has a negative effect on preventing or managing health problems, including diabetes.


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with diabetes, these guidelines offer


Since incorporating people


Specific recommendations are outlined for people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Aerobic activity benefits patients


with type 2 diabetes by


improving blood sugar management, as well as encouraging weight loss and reducing cardiovascular


risks.


Movement that encourages flexibility and balance are helpful for people with type 2 diabetes, especially older adults. Regular aerobic


exercise that and resistance


incorporates training


activities also offers health benefits for people with type 1 diabetes, including improvements in insulin sensitivity, cardiovascular fitness and muscle strength.


Additionally, activity guidelines are suggested for women with gestational diabetes and for people with prediabetes. Women who are at-risk or diagnosed


with gestational


diabetes


are encouraged to incorporate aerobic and resistance exercise into their lives most days of the week to improve the effects of insulin and help maintain consistent blood sugar levels. People with prediabetes—a condition that is detected when blood sugar levels are above the normal range, yet not high


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